2019 mobile app competition kickoff · (feb. 18–mar. 4, 2019) prizes $14,500 to be awarded to...
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10th Annual Rollins Center BYU App Competition Kickoff
Competition DimensionsApp construction and utility
Quality of implementation, usefulness, business opportunity
Design
Quality of UX/UI design
Analytics
Downloads, daily unique users during judging period (Feb. 18–Mar. 4, 2019)
Prizes
$14,500 to be awarded to finalists as the judges determine
We will award one $2,500 cash prize to one team that reaches at least 50,000 downloads during the judging period
$500 to be awarded based on audience member votes at the final event
See https://appcomp.byu.edu to see award amounts for past winners
Schedule
Register by Thursday, January 31, 2019
Submit app by 4pm Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Analytics judging period is February 18–March 4
Final event 3pm Friday, March 8, W408 TNRB
ResourcesCampus clubs include CocoaHeads, AIS, ACM, UXD, BYU Developers, and others
Many online sites that teach app development:
iTunesU
Pluralsight
Lynda
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Is anyone here looking for team members?
Rules (1 of 5)Up to 4 team members, each an ungrad or grad degree-seeking student registered at least 6 hours during any semester/term in 2018-19 at BYU
You can involve non-students or students from other institutions, but only BYU students may compete and/or present in the competition
(Prize money only goes to BYU students)
You can only compete on 1 team
Rules (2 of 5)Students on the competing team must:
1. Control the majority of the intellectual property rights of the app submitted to the competition (you must tell us if there is an IP dispute)
2. Account for the majority of the work and resources put into the app
You may use 3rd-party frameworks if you comply with their license agreements
Only new, unique apps that have not already been distributed prior to this school year (9/4/18) will be considered
We might consider exceptions in the case of very limited prior distribution
Don’t assume! Talk to us if this might be an issue for your app
Rules (3 of 5)You may submit only one app for the competition, but you may have a version for multiple platforms
The following platforms are accepted in this competition:iOS/tvOS/watchOSAndroid ecosystemMobile-friendly web appVirtual assistants (e.g. Amazon Alexa)Smart watchesWearable devices (e.g. fitness trackers)Similar platforms (talk with us if you want to do something not listed here)
Rules (4 of 5)
Please acknowledge the Rollins Center somewhere in the app (see appcomp.byu.edu for details)
To compete on analytics dimension, implement a solution like Flurry or Google Analytics
Analytics will be self-reported, but audited for finalistsYou must keep your analytics data confidential until after the final event in March
Rules (5 of 5)All code must be submitted for review by judges
Teams using plagiarized or unauthorized materials will be disqualified at BYU’s discretion
We reserve the right to disqualify teams or otherwise modify awards given if we decide it is in the competition’s best interest
We reserve the right to change competition rules at any time and for any reason
See https://appcomp.byu.edu for the official version of the rules
Resources Available at the Rollins Center
Networking and events
CompetitionsBusiness Model Competition (Jan. 24)Miller New Venture Challenge (April 12)
Think big! Past App Competition participants have been winners in this competition
Venture mentoring servicesStop by 470 TNRBSet up an advisement session: https://rollinscenter.youcanbook.me
Thanks for coming Good luck everyone!
https://appcomp.byu.edu